Tag: africa
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I dive in. The water is cool against my skin, the silence absolute, and as I hover over the remains at the bottom of the sea, I feel peaceful, thankful,… more ›
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Reuters/James Gathany/CDCAfrica stands to benefit the most from a malaria vaccine given the high prevalence rates. https://qz.com/africa/2040120/biontech-to-develop-the-first-mrna-malaria-vaccine/ more ›
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“After Matisse showed Picasso African art for the first time,” he says, “it changed the history of modern art.” This is no hyperbole. It immediately led Picasso to repaint Les Demoiselles… more ›
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Falikou’s border crossing came as work was due to be completed on a $40 million (33 million euro) overhaul, which Spain’s socialist government claims will not only make the borders… more ›
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Input Output, the technology company that created Cardano and Atala PRISM, has been working on the African continent since 2017. Charles Hoskinson, CEO, reflects on the road so far and his… more ›
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A Dutch artist worked with former plantation employees to create a “white cube” that they hope will one day display works returned from European museums. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/13/arts/design/white-cube-renzo-martens.html more ›
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The exiled former president of Burkina Faso, Blaise Compaoré, is to be tried in absentia in for the murder of Thomas Sankara, one of Africa’s most revered post-independence leaders who… more ›
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Processes of historical reinvention tend to accompany moments of great economic and social transformation, such as the one that we’re living through at the moment. They produce a new historical… more ›